MEMBER NEWS

NEW MEMBERS

President MacKenzie has issued a challenge to all members. We want you to bring in highly qualified people for membership. Bring them to a weekly breakfast meeting or any of our other activities and introduce them to the rest of the membership.  We are looking for new leadership to bring new ideas to the club.

BREAKFAST MEETINGS

Our weekly breakfast meetings are at the Parkway Grille inside the  Centerpoint Marriott in Pontiac.   It is located on the southwest corner of Opdyke Rd. and Centerpoint Parkway, and it is clearly visible from Square Lake Rd.  They serve a wonderful buffet breakfast, and we have fun speakers/events & 50/50 drawings.

BOARD MEETINGS

Board meetings are held monthly. Generally, on the 2^nd Thursday in the month, the Board Meeting starts at 7:00 and continues through breakfast. All members are encouraged to attend.

BREAKFAST SPEAKERS

Karen Miller is the Speakers chairperson. If you know someone that would like to speak to us contact Karen at 248-642-6821 or kmiller@cpresearchgroup.com.

We have the following upcoming speakers:

July 17 - Scott Myers, Mktg. & PR Dir., The Gem Theater speaking about our “Gem” in Detroit

July 24 - Justin Fisette, from the Executive Management Team, speaking on the Dream Cruise

August 14 - Brook Dukes, Success Alliance 

August 28 - John Swatosh, Deputy Director, Regional Transit Authority, speaking to us about transportation in Oakland County

MEMBERS EVENT PLANNER

July 10 – Board Meeting

July 21– Mike Delosh Golf Scramble

July 26 – Heart of the Hills

Aug 14 – Board Meeting

Aug 16 – Woodward Dream Cruise Fundraiser

Aug 17 – Sandcastles Lunch

Aug 29 to Aug 31 – 4^th Quarter MI District Meeting in Kalamazoo.

Sep 11 – Board Meeting

Sep 27 – Installation Dinner

UPCOMING EVENTS

MIKE DELOSH GOLF SCRAMBLE

Join us on Monday, July 21 at Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion for a golf outing to support Mike Delosh’s healing. It costs $175 to golf, and receive an arrival gift, complimentary pop and water, Chuck Wagon style lunch, and snacks and cash bar afterward. It is a shot gun start at 12:15 PM. View a map at our website. Register at www.golfdigestplanner.com/5482-MikesGolfScramble

HEART OF THE HILLS

On Saturday, July 26, the Bloomfield Township Recreation Dept will host the 18^th Heart of the Hills 10K & 5K races at Andover High School. The races start at 8:00 AM and we need volunteers before, during and after the race. Volunteers contact Kris Miller at Kris.miller@bestsourcecu.org.

WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE

On Saturday, August 16, the 14^th Annual Woodward Dream Cruise will occur. We get the use of the Mercedes Benz dealership parking lot on the east side of Woodward just south of Big Beaver Rd. From 7:30am-11:30am we park cars for the general public and charge a fee. This event is a major fund raiser for us. Contact Stuart McCormick at stuart.mccormick@raymondjames.com or 248-540-3733. In addition, our very own Robert Dempster’s band, RG Dempster and the Drivers, has recorded a CD for the Dream Cruise. The CD will be available for purchase at $10. Go to his website www.detroitrocksusa.com and download a copy of “Drive On” for 99 cents. Listen for this song on the local oldies stations in the near future. Robert played a couple of songs in the Marriott parking lot (on CD, not live). I compare the sound to Mitch Ryder, and maybe the Temptations. Good, strong, rhythmic Dee-troit Rock and Roll.

SANDCASTLES

The Sandcastles lunch is Sunday, August 17, at Camp Tamarack in Brandon Township. The Sandcastles program is a youth grief counseling program run by Henry Ford Hospital. We cook lunch for the kids, the counselors, and family members. This allows the counselors to spend time with the family on their last day in the program. Please arrive by 10:30 AM and it is usually over by 2:00 PM. Contact Phyllis Zimmerman at dezpaz@aol.com for more information.

INSTALLATION DINNER

On Saturday, September 27 we will install the 2008-2009 BHOC leadership. Tamara Tazzia has offered her house for this party. Hey, Tamara is the 2008-2009 President-elect. The party will start at 4:00 PM with games, followed by a chili contest afterward. This event will be a fundraiser and a NOW (New Optimists Wanted) function. We ask that each guest donate $25 and that each member bring one person who they think will make a good Optimist.  Contact Laurie Marshall at laurie_marshall@ml.com and please respond to the evite that she sent to all members.

EMPOWERMIND

On April 3, Kimberly Kassner presented to us her short talk on Empowermind, her successful program that raises yours & your child’s self esteem by improving work & academic performance. She had us memorize 12 words through a wonderful technique. Kimberly has offered the Empowermind program for 25 at risk youth of our choice. We will most likely accept her offer. Since this event will most likely occur before the next newsletter, look to the website for more information.

SUCCESSES

L. BROOKS PATTERSON ROAST

On Wednesday, April 23, the Oakland County Republican Party will hosted a roast of L. Brooks Patterson in downtown Rochester. Seven members attended and had a great time.  Diane Harnich presented a check for $350.00 from the Oakland County Republican Party to club in June. Thanks Diane!

RESPECT FOR EDUCATION

On Thursday, April 24 we honored our annual Respect for Education Day recipient, Todd Evans, Principal of the Pontiac Academy of Excellence. Those of you involved with Childrens Wish know Todd for his tireless energy and absolute passion for what he does.

RESPECT FOR LAW

On Thursday, May 1, we honored our annual Respect for Law Day recipient, Jermain Bolden who is the Police Dept’s school liaison officer at Andover High School. Jermain has been raising communication levels at Andover, and is very popular among the students.

GOLF OUTING

The 22^nd Annual Golf Outing to benefit the Bloomfield Township Fire Department Charities and our charities was held on Monday, May 19 at Wabeek Country Club in Bloomfield Hills. We sold out golf openings for the first time, and the entire event was a tremendous success. The Carl’s Golfland golfers won the event. Thanks to Leo Chartier for his energy and direction year after year.

41pounds.org

The average adult gets about 41 pounds of junk mail per year. Sign up and their website will stop 85-90% of junk mail for $41. Over one third of the fee goes to a charitable organization of your choice. Why mention this here? Because our club is one of the charitable organizations that you can choose to benefit. Get more info and sign up at www.41pounds.org.  Some may remember when Sander DeVries spoke to the club last year. Sander is the brains behind the website.

OPTIMIST CREED

PROMISE YOURSELF-

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.

To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.

To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.